Sorry for your loss Bronko. It's never easy loosing a loved one.
We got snow here up past our waists but I just send my son down range the first few times to break trail. Then all I have to do is keep it patted down once a week. I stepped off the beaten path to collect up my shot sabots today and was up to the boy's in no time. Walloing around like a half drunk sailor fresh off the boat!
Maybe this will help you out of your duldrums.
HA